Idris Elba nominated for first Bafta

Idris Elba has earned his first Bafta television awards nomination.

The British actor has been nominated for his performance in the title role of the hit BBC series Luther.

He will go head to head in the leading actor category with London Spy’s Ben Whishaw, Wolf Hall’s Mark Rylance, and Stephen Graham, who is nominated for This Is England ‘90.